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Screening and Panel Discussion of Ken Burns Series, 'The American Revolution'

September 22, 2025

On Thursday, July 17, 2025 PBS SoCal hosted a special screening and panel discussion of the Ken Burns series, "The American Revolution," at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

The evening brought together 165 PBS SoCal donors for a VIP reception and welcomed over 900 guests for the main event. PBS SoCal President and CEO Andrew Russell opened the event with remarks.

Following the screening of clips from the series, the panel was moderated by PBS SoCal’s Chief Content Officer Tamara Gould with director Ken Burns, co-director Sarah Botstein and historian Christopher Brown. The night also included special appearances by actors Adam Arkin and Courtney B. Vance, who lent their voices to the film and Ken Burns fans like actor Ed Begley, Jr.

PBS Socal - The American Revolution
PBS SoCal hosted a screening of the new Ken Burns series, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, with over 900 guests in attendance at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on July 17, 2025. | Photo courtesy of PBS SoCal.
PBS Socal - The American Revolution
PBS SoCal President and CEO Andrew Russell welcomes the audience before the screening at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on July 17, 2025. | Photo courtesy of PBS SoCal.
PBS Socal - The American Revolution
PBS SoCal Senior Vice President of Member Engagement and Strategy, Maura Daly Phinney with director Ken Burns and PBS KIDS mascot Arthur. | Photo courtesy of PBS SoCal.

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